Electric controlling means.



l E'. G.. HALDY. ELECTRIC GONTBOLLING MEANS) 4AITLHMEM FILED. AUG. 19, 1908.

PatetedDeC. 29, 1908.

' WIM/55555 5W w UMTED STATESLPATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK G. HALDY,l OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE & TOWNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT;

ELECTRIC CNTROLLING MEANS.

Application le August. 19, 1908. Serial No. 449,312.

Specification of Letters Patent.

`Patented Dec. 29,y 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

"of Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and Statevo. Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Controlling Means; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the'art td which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in electriccontrolling means and more particulrly to means for controlling the lowering f speed of electric hoists\,-the object of the invention bcingto provide simple and eicient means whereby the lowering speed of electric hoists can be controlled electrically.

With this object in view, the invention consists in the combination with an electric motor oflmeans for placing the armature and field coils in series with each other and for shifting the connections and placing said armature and field coilsin parallel and reversing the armature circuit. 1

The invention further consists in the combination with an electric motor and a resistance, of means for placing the armature and field coils in series with each other and for shifting thegconnections to place the armature in parallel with the ield coils and the resistance, and for reversing the armature circuit.

The invention further consists in certain novel arrangements of parts and circuits as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing is a diagrammatical view illustrating my invention.

As yhereinbefore intimated my im rovements are intended more particularly or use in controlling the motors of electric hoists, and especially to provide electrical means which will operate to control the speed at which the hoist will descend,-viz. the lowering speed of the hoist,without necessity for the use of mechanical brakes.

1 represents the armature and 2 the field winding of the motor of an electric hoist,- the shaft of the armature being mechanically connected in-any suitable manner with the hoist (-not shown) for operating the same. Suitable switch ldevices are provided for connecting the armature and eld winding Ain series with each other and in serieswith ay regulating resistance or rheostat 3 or to shift Mln *the motor connections v(Without necessarily disturbing thev connectionsv between the 1ndividual coils of tlieeld Winding), for placing the armature 1 and rheostat 3 in parallel with the iield Winding 2 and an addedresistance 4, which latter will be in series with the field windin When the motor connections are thus s 'fted, the armature circuit will be reversed without disturbing the direction of current through the field coils.

It will be understood that the motor will be operated with the armature and field winding in series when the hoist is to be raised, but when the hoist is to be lowered, the switch devices will be o erated to reverse the armature circuit and ace the armature 1n arallel with the Jdel windin 'and the ad ed resistance 4, which latter will be such as will cut down the current within carryin capacity of the field coils. The motor now run in the reverse direction during the lowering of the hoist, and should the latter coast, the speed of the armature will be increasedto such an extent that the counter electro-motive force "generated, will overrent. The motor will, under such conditions, run as a generator and o erate as a dynamic brake, and thus contro the lowering speed of the hoist.

The switch devices hereinbefore referred rangement shown in drawin will suice, and will now be more particular y described. l

A. conductor 5 connects, one of the commutator brushes with one contact terminal 6 of the variable resistance 3 and the contact terminal 7 at the other end of said vresistance is connected by a conductor 8 with a contact 9. A series of staggered segments 10 on a drum 11 cooperate with the resistance contacts for throwing said resistance. into and out of circuit. The drum 11 is also provided iwith.segments 12 and 13 electrically connected together, the segment 12 being adapted (when the drum'is turned) to coperate v with a contact 14 or a contact 15, and the segment 13 bein adapted to engage the contact 9 or 7.l T e plus lead wire a i's connected with the contact 14, While the minus lead wire bis connected with the contact 15.

,come the electro-motiveforze ofthe line cur- 1.

to may be variously constructed but the ar- The drum 11 is also rovided with segments 17 and 18, electrical connected together 25.1 thence to segment 3D. The current will 35 the conductor 26 to 40 mental resistance 5 end with the contact 21 and at the other end.

with the su plemental resistance 4, the other end of the atter being connected by a conductor 25 with one terminal of the field 'winding 2, while the other end of'said winding is connected, by a conductor 26 with the minus The conductor 24 is also connected by a conductor 27 with one of the commutator brushes of the motor. A com ductor 28 connects the contact 19 with the lead wire b.

151. conductor 25 between the supplemental resistance 4 and the eld winding. v When the motor is to 'be operated to raise the hoist, its armature and field winding and armature will be placed in series .with eac other and with the'rheostat or variable resistance 3, by turning the drum 1l in one di-` rection. The circuit ma y then be traced as follows: and as indicated by the full-line arrows. From lead wire a to contact 14'; 12, to segment 13, and thence to contact 9. From the latter the current will pass through conductor 8 to contact 7 ofthe rheostat, and from the latter, by way `of the conductor 5 to the armature. pass from the armature by way of conductor 27 .to the conductor 24 and from the latter through contact 20, segments 18-17, contact 19, and conductors 29 and to the iield winding, from the latter, by

the minus lead b.

When the hoist is to be lowered, the switch devices will be operated to reverse the armature circuit, and lace t e armature in parallel with the el winding and the supple- 4. The circuits ma now be traced as follows and as indicated y the dotted arrows: from lead a to contact 14; by conductor 23 to contact 22; thence by the electrically connected segments 17-18 to contact 21; thence by conductors 2li and from the latter, by

27 to the armature;

the rheostat; thence way of conductor 5 to iield winding.

esenti through the connected segments 12-13 and contacts 7-15 'to the minus lead b. Atthe juncture of the conductors 24 and 27 the cur? rent will divider-.a portion passing throu h the supplemental resistance 4 and the fie d winding so as to place .these coils in parallel with the armature.

Having fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- Patent, isz- 1. The combination with an electric motor and a su plemental resistance, of means for placing t e armature and field winding Ain series and excluding said supplemental re sistance, said means also operative to reverse 1 lace it in parallel the supplemental with the the armature circuit and with,theeld winding an resistance and the latter in series 2. The combination with the armatur and :field vmagnets of an electric motor, of a supplements resistance, switch devices-for including said sipplemental resistanceLj-in series with the nel and placing both the iield winding and supplemental resistance in parallel with the armature, saidfswitch devices including means for cutting out said supplemental resistance and placing the field winding in series with the armature and for reversing the armature circuit.

3. The combination with the amature and field winding of an electric motor, and a rheostat in seriesv with the amature, of a su plemental resistance, switch devices oper ative to include the armature and field windin in series with the motor circuit, said switch .devices incl 'ding means for reversing the motor circuit and placing the armature in parallel with the field i' ding and the supplemental resistance in series with the latter.

In testimony whereof, speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK G. HALDY. Witnesses:

H. J. LAMnonn, Janne Bacon.

I have signed thisy 

